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Volume 9: What is missing in Jinou must be replenished Chapter 28: Collaboration

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    "Fire the cannon! Fire the cannon! Fire the cannon quickly!"

    Although they have long heard about the power of Zhou Jun's gunfire, and the Pishi Army, the Palace Guard Cavalry Army, and many tribal armies affiliated to Shangjing Road, Xijing Road, and Nanjing Road have all experienced this weapon, Yelvheli still has not really experienced it after all.  I have seen it before, but I was really surprised when I saw it this time.  .

    When the Zhou army¡¯s artillery shells struck, Yeluheli was quite satisfied with his decision to abandon the deployment of trebuchets on the top of the city.

    Placing trebuchets on the top of the city can certainly increase their range and make it very convenient for gunners to observe targets, but it is also very convenient for the enemy to destroy. If the Zhou army only has trebuchets, considering that our own trebuchets are carefully built  The city-defending heavy-duty trebuchets that have been stored for many years are undoubtedly inferior in performance to those temporarily built by Zhou Jun outside the city, so Yelu Heli is not afraid of engaging in exchanges of fire with Zhou Jun.  However, as long as the Zhou army brought cannons, the legendary cannons' range of more than one mile was obviously not something that the trebuchets could compete with. Even if they were moved to the top of the city, even if the city wall was several feet high, the trebuchets on the top of the city would not be able to compete with the cannons.  The machine can only do it and get beaten.

    Therefore, Yeluheli, who had anticipated the cannons carried by the enemy troops stationed in the direction of Zhishan, decisively gave up the idea of ????arranging the trebuchets to the city head to shoot at the Zhou army, and instead conservatively allowed the trebuchets to be hidden in the city wall.  Later - it is said that although the Zhou army's cannons are quite powerful, they are not without their shortcomings. The stone projectiles thrown by the trebuchets can bypass the city wall at close range, but the projectiles fired by the cannons are difficult to hit the city wall.  Within a few feet, in this way, although the trebuchet clinging to the city wall was unable to compete with the Zhou army's artillery, it would not be destroyed by it as soon as it came up.

    Give up the extravagant thought of shooting with the Zhou army's artillery, and honestly focus on bombarding the troops attacking the city and the musketeers or crossbowmen serving as shooting cover under the city. This was Yelu and Li's idea of ??sizing up the situation.

    Of course, such a slightly passive defense strategy also has its own shortcomings, such as the trebuchet hidden behind the city wall, because the trajectory of the thrown stone projectiles will be very curved to bypass the city wall, thus shortening the range sharply.  It would be great if it could be projected a hundred steps outside the city, but usually it could only hit the outside of the trench, hitting the enemy troops crossing the trench and attacking the city, and the enemy troops rushing to the bottom of the city and shooting at the top of the city.

    Therefore, Yelu Heli did not intend to start the Han'er Army's trebuchet at first.  He still wanted to wait for Zhou Jun's trebuchet to be in place before starting a confrontation with it, but Zhou Jun's musketry had already made him unable to calm down - Zhou Jun's musketry, which was a hundred steps away from the city, was actually able to shoot at will.  At the top of the city, and had caused actual casualties on the top of the city, but the crossbows on the top of the city were helpless against the Zhou army.  That is to say, one or two physically strong men can use strong bows to shoot arrows into the enemy's formation, and they may not be able to cause casualties to the enemy.

    " This kind of unilateral beating is enough to bear with just a dozen cannons. After all, the number of cannonballs is very small, and the accuracy is not enough.  The soldiers lay on the top of the city and endured it for a while, but there were thousands of musketeers shooting at the top of the city. They could also shoot through the overhangs and crenels to shoot those who were not hiding well or who leaned forward to look out or look out.  For the soldiers who fought back, this was hard to accept.

    If the opponent is allowed to shoot freely like this, it will be difficult for the trebuchet to observe the target on the top of the city. Even the guards who resist the enemy's attack on the city will not be able to stand on the top of the city. This is absolutely impossible.  Absolutely impossible.

    So even if the range of the trebuchet is very limited, we must launch a counterattack.

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    "Every school, be careful!"

    ¡°No need to panic!¡±

    ?????????????????????????????? Bang.  A stone bullet as big as a fist flew out of Liaoyang City.  It smashed diagonally into the formation of the Sixth Army of the Fubo Brigade, and a soldier in front of Cao Quan, the commander of the army, was knocked unconscious on the spot. Even though this time the Fubo Brigade had a fleet to provide logistical support, so they all wore it before the battle.  Armor, but it can't withstand the bombardment of stone bullets.

    No matter how sophisticated the armor is, it can only protect against swords, guns and arrows.  It may not be effective against blunt and heavy weapons such as maces, iron whips and maces, let alone stone bullets falling from the sky!  Fortunately, the formation of the Sixth Army was hundreds of steps away from the city wall.  There are still only a few stone bullets that can penetrate into the formation, and they are not very big.  The phenomenon of smashing people into meat pies does not happen, and there are not many cases where arms and legs are broken off on the spot. If the soldiers are hit in the torso and limbs by stone bullets, they will lose their combat effectiveness immediately, but they may not be killed.  Only a stone bullet to the head could kill someone on the spot.

    Stone bullets rained like rain, but most of them landed in the open space between the two armies. Facing the stone bullets that occasionally fell into the formation, Cao Quan did not even blink his eyes. Not only did he not dodge, but he also strictly prohibited it.  His subordinates rushed to defend themselves and disrupted the formation.

    When the two armies are at war, the competition is the organization and discipline of the army, and the competition is courage!  Although our army's firearms are superior, it cannot fightIt completely depends on this. If you want to exert the power of the firecrackers, you need to focus on firing, and you need to continue to load and take turns to shoot. You must stick to the tactic of lining up to kill. When reloading, you can only stand still and avoid the enemy.  If you attack the enemy, you will not be able to shoot the enemy.

    Of course, as the commander of the military capital, there is no need to stand upright like soldiers loading and shooting. A little hiding between observing the enemy's situation and issuing military orders does not seem to affect the battle. However, if the officers cannot lead by example,  But how can you ask your subordinates to sacrifice their lives?

    In the education of martial arts, these regulations and military discipline requirements are the top priority, and they are the most important aspects that the emperor emphasizes when he comes to give lectures. Cao Quan has a deep memory of this, and his many years of battle experience have also continued  The validity of these requirements has been proven to be true, and he has already integrated this into his bones.

    "Keep shooting! Just hold on for a moment, our army's trebuchet will come up soon, the Liao dogs won't be arrogant for long!"

    Cao Quan stood motionless in the middle of the array, restraining the team while shouting encouragement to the soldiers.  In order for the soldiers to stand up and fight against the stone bullets, it is not enough for the officers to lead by example. The commander must also give them hope - either the hope of winning in a short time to end the battle, or the hope of quickly suppressing it.  The hope of the enemy.

    The Fubo Brigade has never been afraid of the enemy's crossbows or even fire cannons. To put it bluntly, the power and range of their own fire cannons have always been superior. Even in the Battle of Majing, the power of the two sides' fire cannons was not comparable.  Up and down - of course, this is based on the fact that the Southern Han army's guns are much larger and heavier than those of the Zhou army - it is possible to kill and injure the enemy until it is suppressed, even if it endures casualties in the shooting. It can only be done unilaterally.  Being attacked only makes brave soldiers feel timid.

    If there is no participation of our own trebuchets or artillery, the Liao Army's trebuchets across a city wall are weapons that can attack our own side unilaterally.  It was no problem for the Fubo Brigade's fire cannons to suppress the city walls. The Liao army's crossbowmen on the city walls were not noticed at all. However, the fire cannons were basically direct-fire weapons and could not bypass the city wall, while the trebuchets  It is a direct-fire weapon that can hide behind the city wall and hit one's own side. Although its range is limited and the number of stone bullets falling into the array is not very large, taking a blow unilaterally will always give people a sense of powerlessness.

    However, the Zhou army¡¯s various drills over the years have already told these soldiers that they never fight alone.

    "Stand still, don't stagger! Liaogou's trebuchet is nothing special. The sparse stone bullets can't hurt a few people. Our trebuchet will be installed soon! You guys, just be patient and pass by.  Got it!"

    In response to Cao Quan's instigation, commanders, commanders, generals, and generals at all levels loudly urged their subordinates to boost their morale.  The Fubo Brigade needed the guard's trebuchets to suppress the enemy's trebuchets, but before that, they had to suppress the enemy's crossbowmen and suppress the enemy's delusional desire to leave the city and prevent the trebuchets from arriving.  All arms are interdependent in combat.

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    "Quick! Quick! Quick! Push the guy up quickly"

    ¡°The brothers from the Fubo Brigade are being beaten up, we have to go up and help them quickly!¡±

    "Don't panic, don't panic"

    "Watch your steps! Quickly secure the guy, measure the distance and height, and prepare to drop the bomb."

    On the two wings of the Sixth Army of the Fubo Brigade, the gunners of the guards who pushed dozens of trebuchets forward were very energetic. With the protection of friendly forces, they did not need to worry about enemy attacks or enemy arrows.  The battlefield was covered with arrows, and only a few stone bullets fell from the front. Although the atmosphere on the battlefield was tense, the difficulty was not much higher than that of ordinary drills.

    Accompanied by the sound of gunfire, the sound of stone bullets falling to the ground, and the shouts of their own people, dozens of trebuchets were put into position one after another. The gunners methodically fixed these makeshift instruments, and a group of people spread out their ropes.  Another group of people loaded projectiles into the rear net pocket of the trebuchet connecting rod.

    "The gunners are in place!"

    "Loader fires up!"

    "Light the fire!"

    "Pull!"

    The net pocket at the rear end of the connecting rod was filled with dark projectiles. The loader reached forward with the torch in his hand. With a hissing sound, the tied leads quickly burned apart, and invisible flames spread along the edge.  Jumping towards each projectile with the spread of the fuse.

    After the gunner observed the loader's movements, he decisively gave the order to the gunners in front. The gunners responded by tugging forward on the rope, causing the connecting rod to tilt up, and throwing out the projectiles in the net bag.

    The projectiles carrying sparks flew into the air with a roar, and after taking off the net bag, they scattered in all directions, passing between the two armies with the sound of wind, and rained down on Liaoyang City.

    Boom, boom, boom

    ?Because the specifications of the trebuchets are difficult to be uniform, and because the gunners pull the ropes with different strengths, the projectiles that fall on the city head are widely dispersed, from outside the trench to inside the city wall. Of course, the trebuchets with curved trajectories  Indeed, some of the projectiles were thrown into the city and landed near the Liao army's trebuchet.

    These projectiles are all thunderbolts. Although the length of the fuse is different and the burning speed is also different, so the distribution of explosion time is messy, but most of the projectiles eventually explode, in mid-air, when they hit the ground, or bounce and roll on the ground.  After a while

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